Alexander Crombie married to Mabel May Cookson in Essex, England
in 1899, had a daughter in 1900 also in Essex.

They emigrated in 1904 and in 1905 Mabel fell pregnant and her
husband filed for divorce. A son Eric Gerald Crombie was born
in March 1906 in Johannesburg, with the divorce becoming final
in June 1906.

Eric grew up and joined SA Customs and Harbours, when in about
1929 he advised them that he had changed his name from Eric Gerald
Crombie to Gerald Eric Hoaten. Mabel had remarried after her divorce
to a William Charles Hoaten, who was in the BSAP in Rhodesia.
He eventually became a Major and was one of the highest ranking
officers at the time. It is suggested that he died in about 1955.

I have found mention of William receiving a medal as rank of
Sergeant under number 1219 with the BSAP on the casus-belli site.

I think that he was born in 1877 in England and emigrated early
1900’s.

I am looking for any information on this man. Date of marriage
to Mabel, any children born on their marriage, whether William
officially adopted Eric Gerald, and hence the name change? Anything
at all for me to be able to further trace his roots.

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